How do prosthetics work? Do they connect to your nerves or is there some other way they track your movements to make motions?

Question

How do prosthetics work? Do they connect to your nerves or is there some other way they track your movements to make motions?

In: Biology

Answer 1

I believe they have electrodes placed on the skin that can detect the nerves firing corresponding to particular muscles, which can be then translated into movement of prosthetics